jpdb beta

to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

2

sea level; (surface of) sea

3

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

3

(ship's) launching

1

left side; left-hand side

1

to keep balance

2

only once

1

smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion

1

gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream

1

dorsal fin

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

7

beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs; pluggers; jandals

1

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

1

eyelid

4

treading water

1

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

6

off the coast; offshore; out at sea

1

wave-dissipating concrete block; tetrapod

1

offshore breakwater

1

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

1

cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead

1

wave; ups and downs

4

bank; coast; shore

1

to push back

3

open sea; Okinawa

2

to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes

1

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

3

borderline; boundary

1

to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out

1

heartbeat

2

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

6

shivering; trembling

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

3

left; left hand side

1

fin (e.g. of a fish)

1

horizon (related to bodies of water)

2

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

2

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

1

lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

1

thought; consideration; thinking

3

a bit more; a bit longer

2

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

2

drop (e.g. of water); drip

1

shaking violently

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

1

splish-splash; with a splash

1

to pour on

2

to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

1

to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

1

back of the hand

1